Creative Portfolio Review Kit / Action kit
Creative portfolio review checklist
Select and explain work for a defined client audience with clear contribution and evidence.
Made for designers refining a service portfolio.
Price and availability
Catalog price: $9 USD
One-time purchase · No subscription
- FilesZIP with five editable Markdown documents, an offline HTML workbook, a reading edition. A five-document worked case follows one fictional project.
- To useExtract the ZIP. Open the workbook in a current desktop browser; edit Markdown in a text editor. No account needed for the workbook or Markdown files.
- LicenseUse for your own or client work; do not redistribute the original templates or tools. Full terms.
- SupportProduct questions and corrections by email; no custom implementation or professional review. 14-day refund policy.
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The task
What you'll make
A focused project selection demonstrating the work you want next.
Gather before you start
- Target work
- Candidate projects
- Viewer feedback
Mark missing information so you can check it before using your work.
When to skip this kit
- You need a native Excel, Canva, or Word template. This download contains Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook.
- You need autosave or cloud sync. Export Markdown or save a backup before closing the offline workbook.
- You need someone to complete the work. These are worksheets to fill in yourself.
Read the first worksheet below to see whether its questions help with your task.
Included files
What's inside
- 01Target work
- 02Project selection
- 03Case descriptions
- 04Presentation consistency
- 05Audience review
Each document has instructions, questions, and space for your answers. The final document includes a common mistake to check for before using your work.
The worked case contains five completed documents, one for each worksheet. Follow the evidence, decisions, and corrections across the same fictional project. The case is included in the workbook, reading edition, Markdown example.
Your completion check
Select work against a specific commission, confirm showing rights and personal contributions, write complete evidence-bounded cases, retain viewer misunderstandings, and distinguish draft-copy checks from a tested public portfolio.
Before you finish
Check this before you use it
Strong-looking work attracts enquiries for services you no longer offer.
Judge each project against the target commission as well as craft.
Use the final worksheet to record what needs fixing and what you still need to check.
Free worksheet
Start with worksheet one
Target work
Jump to a section
{{project}} / portfolio owner {{business}} / intended reviewer {{contact}} / review {{deadline}}
Purpose: define what an appropriate client should understand before selecting attractive projects. Target commission: output/task [ ]; intended buyer and context [ ]; project size/constraints [ ]; relevant capability [ ]; service you can actually provide [ ]; services outside your offer [ ]. Separate current capability from work you hope to learn. Buyer questions: “What can I hire this person to do?”; “What part did they do?”; “Can they handle an output like mine?”; “What evidence supports the result?” Write what on-page evidence could answer each question without a private explanation. Positioning draft: [one sentence naming the service, output, and audience]. Avoid claims about guaranteed sales, speed, or recognition unless the actual records support them. A desired commission is not evidence of demand or a booked engagement. Capability-to-evidence map: target task | candidate artifact/project | your contribution | relevant constraint/check | limitation/gap | decision. An attractive logo may demonstrate craft while distracting from an editorial service; decide its placement deliberately. Target viewer criteria: relevant commissioning or production experience [ ]; how they will be approached [ ]; consent and privacy [ ]; prior familiarity [ ]. Friendly collaborators and prospective customers supply different evidence. Ask only for information needed to review the presentation. Coverage gap: missing capability/output | smallest honest way to demonstrate it | commissioned/self-initiated status | limits to disclose. A self-initiated study can demonstrate a design choice, but it cannot become a fictional client commission or a fabricated commercial success. Finish with a clear service promise, truthful capability boundary, and review questions that test comprehension rather than simply whether the viewer likes the work.
Your decision
What future assignment should this portfolio support? My answer: [ ] Source and date: [ ] Still to check: [ ] Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before you start
- Target work: [Source or notes]
- Candidate projects: [Source or notes]
- Viewer feedback: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A focused project selection demonstrating the work you want next.
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{{project}} / portfolio owner {{business}} / intended reviewer {{contact}} / review {{deadline}}
Purpose: define what an appropriate client should understand before selecting attractive projects.
Target commission: output/task [ ]; intended buyer and context [ ]; project size/constraints [ ]; relevant capability [ ]; service you can actually provide [ ]; services outside your offer [ ]. Separate current capability from work you hope to learn.
Buyer questions: “What can I hire this person to do?”; “What part did they do?”; “Can they handle an output like mine?”; “What evidence supports the result?” Write what on-page evidence could answer each question without a private explanation.
Positioning draft: [one sentence naming the service, output, and audience]. Avoid claims about guaranteed sales, speed, or recognition unless the actual records support them. A desired commission is not evidence of demand or a booked engagement.
Capability-to-evidence map: target task | candidate artifact/project | your contribution | relevant constraint/check | limitation/gap | decision. An attractive logo may demonstrate craft while distracting from an editorial service; decide its placement deliberately.
Target viewer criteria: relevant commissioning or production experience [ ]; how they will be approached [ ]; consent and privacy [ ]; prior familiarity [ ]. Friendly collaborators and prospective customers supply different evidence. Ask only for information needed to review the presentation.
Coverage gap: missing capability/output | smallest honest way to demonstrate it | commissioned/self-initiated status | limits to disclose. A self-initiated study can demonstrate a design choice, but it cannot become a fictional client commission or a fabricated commercial success.
Finish with a clear service promise, truthful capability boundary, and review questions that test comprehension rather than simply whether the viewer likes the work.
Your decision
What future assignment should this portfolio support?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before you start
- Target work: [Source or notes]
- Candidate projects: [Source or notes]
- Viewer feedback: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A focused project selection demonstrating the work you want next.This is the complete first worksheet from the current edition. The full kit adds the remaining four documents, a worked scenario, and the offline editing workbook.
Worked example
See the worked-case summary
Fictional example included in edition 2.49.1.
Fictional case: Mina shifts an identity-heavy portfolio toward editorial design. Six candidates become three selected projects, two omitted from the focused sequence, and one held for permissions. Two commissioned publication cases lead; a self-initiated study is labeled clearly. Three viewer records distinguish perceived service from correct role attribution: one viewer initially credits Mina with writing supplied text, and a contribution-label correction is retested with that viewer only. The completed copy claims no circulation, sales, or independent usability results.
Before you choose
What should I have ready for this kit?
Bring target work, candidate projects, viewer feedback. Mark anything you still need to check.
How do I know the work is finished?
A focused project selection demonstrating the work you want next. Check your answers against the original records and note anything unresolved before sharing your work.
Does it include a spreadsheet or native app template?
No. You receive editable Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook. These are not native Excel, Canva, Notion, or Word templates. Extract the whole ZIP before opening the HTML files. Mobile file managers may not run local scripts; the text files and reading edition remain available.
Will this do the work for me?
The kit supplies structure, questions, and examples. You provide the facts, make the decisions, and adapt the finished output. You are responsible for checking the finished work. Custom implementation and professional review are not included.
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